The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)
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The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 satirical drama film adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s novel, depicting the moral and social unraveling of a wealthy Wall Street bond trader after a hit-and-run incident in New York City.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Bonfire of the Vanities | 4 |
| Bonfire of the Vanities | 1 |
| The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990 film) | 1 |
| The Bonfire of the Vanities (film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6536550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Bonfire of the Vanities (film) Context triple: [Peter Guber, notableWork, The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)]
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A.
Ruthless People
Ruthless People is a 1986 dark comedy film about a botched kidnapping plot, starring Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, and Judge Reinhold.
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B.
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief is a 1993 legal thriller film based on John Grisham’s novel, following a law student and a journalist who uncover a deadly conspiracy surrounding the assassination of two Supreme Court justices.
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C.
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal is a psychological drama film centered on the toxic relationship between a lonely, manipulative teacher and a younger colleague whose illicit affair she exploits.
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D.
Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog is a 1997 political satire film about a fabricated war used to distract the public from a presidential scandal.
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E.
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent is a 1990 legal thriller film, based on Scott Turow’s novel, about a prosecutor accused of murdering his colleague and former lover.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Bonfire of the Vanities (film) Target entity description: The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 satirical drama film adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s novel, depicting the moral and social unraveling of a wealthy Wall Street bond trader after a hit-and-run incident in New York City.
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A.
Ruthless People
Ruthless People is a 1986 dark comedy film about a botched kidnapping plot, starring Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, and Judge Reinhold.
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B.
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief is a 1993 legal thriller film based on John Grisham’s novel, following a law student and a journalist who uncover a deadly conspiracy surrounding the assassination of two Supreme Court justices.
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C.
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal is a psychological drama film centered on the toxic relationship between a lonely, manipulative teacher and a younger colleague whose illicit affair she exploits.
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D.
Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog is a 1997 political satire film about a fabricated war used to distract the public from a presidential scandal.
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E.
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent is a 1990 legal thriller film, based on Scott Turow’s novel, about a prosecutor accused of murdering his colleague and former lover.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Tom Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Bonfire of the Vanities (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Vilmos Zsigmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Dave Grusin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Brian De Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editor | David Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sherman McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being considered a major box-office disappointment
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negative critical reception ⓘ |
| plotElement | hit-and-run incident ⓘ |
| portrays |
media sensationalism
ⓘ
themes of class conflict ⓘ themes of greed ⓘ themes of racism ⓘ |
| producer |
Arnon Milchan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brian De Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Wall Street bond trader ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1990-12-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| runtime | 125 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Michael Cristofer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Bronx
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| starred |
Alan King
NERFINISHED
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Barton Heyman NERFINISHED ⓘ Beth Broderick NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifton James NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Moffat NERFINISHED ⓘ F. Murray Abraham NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Cattrall NERFINISHED ⓘ Melanie Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Saul Rubinek NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Hanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Bonfire of the Vanities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Bonfire of the Vanities (film) Description of subject: The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 satirical drama film adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s novel, depicting the moral and social unraveling of a wealthy Wall Street bond trader after a hit-and-run incident in New York City.
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